By Geoff W. Colmes

Opinions will vary amongst most fishing guides. Your guides knowledge, experience and willingness to travel and fish different areas will lead to greater success on all target species throughout our fishery. I believe that fishing should be fun regardless of the method you choose. In my opinion, you and your your fishing guides willingness to do whatever it takes to make the most of the fishing conditions is the key to success. Selection of flies, artificial's and baits, presentation, know-how and a little luck, all lead to the mastery and enjoyment of the sport.

Fishing locations throughout South Florida will have different populations of fish throughout the year; most fishing guides would agree that there is no accurate way to predict these subtleties. For example, tarpon fishing in January and February can be the best of the year... but weather dependent and not the "sure thing" like May or June. It pays to be flexible; letting the following conditions dictate the best game plan such as water temperatures, air temperature, tides/moon, wind velocity/direction, current and time of year. One my customers reminded me last year when we had a significant 'later than usual' cold front... he said "You can plan your fishing but you can't plan the conditions."